Rapporteurs

Director of EsmerArte Industrias Creativas S.L.U. Music promoter and artistic director of music festivals. Artist Manager

Master’s degree in cultural management, scenic spaces, events, management and exploitation from the University of Alcalá de Henares. Director of EsmerArte Industrias Creativas S.L.U. Music promoter and artistic director of music festivals such as Festival O Son do Camiño and Festival PortAmérica. Manager of artists such as Xoél López and Vetusta Morla.

Writer

He is the writer of literary works such as Ollos de auga, A praia dos afogados and O último barco, originally written in Galician and Spanish and translated into 15 other languages. Awarded with numerous national awards such as the Antón Losada Diéguez Award 2011, Cultura Viva Award 2016 and the Pata Negra Award 2020.

Reporter, writer and producer

Journalist, reporter at El País, focusing on social, humanitarian and conflict issues. Writer, author of Fariña and En el corredor de la muerte. Producer of Ailalelo Producciones.

Author and cartoonist

She studied Arts and Design and Illustration at the Escola Massana in Barcelona. Author of Las Cosas del Querer,Archivos Estelares, Archivos Cósmicos and Archivos Espaciales. Cartoonist at El Pais Gat Perich 2018 award for graphic humour.

Actress

She studied filmmaking at the Image and Sound School of Vigo and completed her training as an actress at Juan Carlos Corazza’s Studio. As an actress, her work in films such as Lena, León y olvido, Ofrenda a la tormenta or Olvido y León should be highlighted. On the small screen she has participated in Gran Hotel, Vivir sin permiso, Fariña and, more recently, HIT.

Realist painter specialising in portraits

Graduated in 3D Design from Brighton College of Art. Portrait painter specialising in realism. BP Portrait Award in 2018. Member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters since 2020. Among her works is the portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

General Manager of Club Abierto de Editores (CLABE). Director of TELOS magazine

General Manager of Club Abierto de Editores (CLABE). Director of TELOS magazine, Member of the Board of Trustees of Fundación España Digital. Professor of Journalism and Communication at the Carlos III University.

Director of Escola Galega da Paisaxe (Galician School of Landscape) Dean of the Official Association of Agricultural Engineers of Galicia

PhD in Agricultural Engineering, from the University of Santiago de Compostela. PhD in Landscape Architecture from the University of Lisbon. Director of Escola Galega da Paisaxe (Galician School of Landscape) Dean of the Official Association of Agricultural Engineers of Galicia.

Nature communicator. Defender of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the “Necrópolis Megalítica dos Montes do Gato”

Nature communicator and graduate in Biological Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. Nature communicator. National Environment Award “Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente de Conservación de la Naturaleza” in 2003.

Scientific researcher at the National Centre of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography. Marine pollution researcher

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of Santiago de Compostela. PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of Vigo. Scientific researcher at the Spanish Institute of Oceanography. Main researcher of ANTROPIMAR and 3-ESMARES2C5A1. She participates in the European project ANDROMEDA. She is a member of the Spanish Marine Strategies Group and of several international groups related to marine pollution.

Coordinator of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of the University Hospital of A Coruña. Professor of Biology at the University of A Coruña. Professor of the DTI-TPM organisation of the University of Barcelona

Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Medicine from the University of Santiago de Compostela. Specialist in Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine. Doctor’s degree in Medicine, University of A Coruña. Coordinator of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of the CHUAC. Professor of Biology at the University of A Coruña. Professor of the organisation DTI-TPM (Donation and Transplantation Institute-Transplant Procurement Management) at the University of Barcelona. Cooperant of the NGO Solidariedade Galega.

Architect Member of the Council of the International Union of Architects (UIA)

PhD in Architecture. Member of the Council of the International Union of Architects (UIA). First female president of the Galician Association of Architects. Member of the Urban Issues and Environment and Sustainable Architecture of the Architects’ Council of Europe. Former President of the Housing Commission of the Architects’ Council of Europe. Former-vice-president of the Galician Technological Institute.

Architect, author and academic

Bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Cambridge. Architect, author and academic. Award for her work Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives (2008) and Sitopia: How Food Can Save the World.

Architect. Founding partner and Vice-President of Batlleiroig Arquitectura

Graduate in architecture from the ETSAB. Founding partner and Vice President of Batlleiroig Arquitectura. CSCAE Medal 2017 from the Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos of Spain. Guest lecturer at numerous academies and universities such as the Academie van Boukunst in Rotterdam, the Delft University of Technology and the ILAUD (International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design) in Urbino.  Jury member for various national and international architecture competitions.

Presenter and editor of news programmes on Galician TV. Account Director at Wecom Communication and PR Consultancy

Graduate in Journalism from the European University Miguel de Cervantes. Presenter and editor of news programmes on Galician TV. Account Director at Wecom Communication and PR Consultancy. Mestre Mateo Award for Best TV Communicator.

Chief Financial Officer of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Bachelor’s degree in Law and Business Administration from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas. MBA from Columbia Business School (New York). She began her career at The Boston Consulting Group, has been an executive and advisor in the banking industry, and has chaired Torusware and Nasas Biotech. She has been the only Spanish woman selected as Eisenhower Fellow in 2015 and collaborates in multiple initiatives to increase the visibility of women in professional fields, such as International Women’s Forum or Women to Watch. In 2021 she was designated “Top 10” as one of the ten most relevant Spanish women in the international arena.

Director of the Department of Financial and Corporate Affairs of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Director of the Department of Financial and Corporate Affairs of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Leads policies on anti-corruption, corporate governance and responsible business conduct. PhD in Economics from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (France).

Environmental Mission Leader at The Overview Effect

PhD in Industrial Engineering. Leader of environmental missions – Climate Change and Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Sustainable Cities – at The Overview Effect. Associate Professor at Comillas Pontifical University. Recipient of the Marshall Memorial Fellowship.

Director of the Technology Area of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona School of Management

PhD in Computer Science. Researcher, teacher and director of the Technology Area at the UPF Barcelona School of Management of the Pompeu Fabra University. Royal Academy of Sciences Foundation Award for Young Female Scientific Talent. Founder of the Wisibilízalas International Contest.

Director of Education and Training at the Cotec Foundation for Innovation. Professor of the Complutense University of Madrid

PhD in Education Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. Director of Education and Training at the Cotec Foundation for Innovation. Professor of the Complutense University of Madrid. Member of the Board of Directors of RUTE (University Network of Educational Technology) and REDUNI+D (University Network for Educational Research and Innovation).

Teacher specialised in Infant and Primary Education at Isidro Parga Pondal Primary School

Teacher specialised in Infant and Primary Education at Isidro Parga Pondal Primary School Best Teacher in Spain Award for Primary Education 2020 by Educa Abanca. National Learning – Service Award in 2019. Radio and television collaborator.

Head of the Melanoma Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO). Vice-president of the Spanish Association for Cancer Research

Bachelor’s degree in Biology. Head of the Melanoma Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre and vice-president of the Spanish Association for Cancer Research. “Fritz Anders Medal” for Skin Cancer Research.

Professor and Head of the Machine Biology Group at the University of Pennsylvania

Biotechnology Researcher. Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Head of Machine Biology Group. Recognised with more than 50 awards, including being named by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as one of the world’s most innovative scientists under the age of 35.

Scientific Director of CiTIUS – Singular Centre for Research in Intelligent Technologies of the University of Santiago de Compostela

Bachelor’s degree and PhD in Physics from the University of Santiago de Compostela. Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. Scientific Director of CiTIUS – Singular Centre for Research in Intelligent Technologies of the University of Santiago de Compostela Former Rector of the University of Santiago de Compostela. National Award from the Spanish Scientific Society of Computer Science – BBVA Foundation.

Editor-in-Chief of ‘Of Chemical and Engineering News’. Vice President of the C&EN Media Group of the American Chemical Society

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Santiago de Compostela. PhD in Chemistry from Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). Editor-in-Chief of ‘Of Chemical and Engineering News’. Vice President of the C&EN Media Group of the American Chemical Society.

Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of A Coruña

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry PhD in Physics. Professor at the University of A Coruña and researcher at CITIC (ICT Research Centre). Former President of the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence (AEPIA). Member of the Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence (CAIA) of the Spanish Government and commissioner of the UDC for the development of the Artificial Intelligence node of the ICT City.

Professor of Political Philosophy, Ikerbasque researcher at the University of the Basque Country and professor at the European Institute of Florence where he directs the Chair of Artificial Intelligence and Democracy

Writer of numerous works related to Philosophy and Democracy. Media contributor. Euskadi Essay Award. National Essay Award. Prince of Viana Culture Award.

Professor and researcher in the Information Systems department at IE Business School. Founder of the social enterprise Change Dyslexia

Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from the Complutense University of Madrid. PhD in Computer Engineering from Pompeu Fabra University. Professor and researcher in the Information Systems department at IE Business School. Founder of the social enterprise Change Dyslexia 2016 Princess of Girona Social Foundation Award. MIT Technology Review Innovators under 35 Spain Award.